About Us

Our Mission

Hope begins here — in the heart of Assam's Tea Tribe communities and BPL families.

At Olive Hope Foundation, we believe that lasting change grows from the ground up. We walk alongside Tea Tribe families, nurturing hope through hands-on action and community-led empowerment.

Our Vision

We envision resilient communities where every child receives a fair start, every woman can shape her future, and every family has the opportunity to thrive with dignity.

Our Core Values

• Dignity First — We engage with respect, never charity.
• Community-Led — We listen first, design second.
• Transparency — Every rupee accounted for, every outcome shared.
• Sustainability — We build systems, not dependencies.
• Equity — Gender, caste, and ability inclusion in all programs.

Every child deserves a fair start in life, and every family deserves the chance to thrive. At Olive Hope Foundation, we are a dedicated non-profit organization working on the ground to transform the lives of underprivileged children and families living in underserved communities.

We believe that true change starts from within the home. When you support a child's education and empower a mother simultaneously, you uplift the entire family out of poverty permanently.

Quality education is the ultimate equalizer, but many vulnerable children fall behind due to a lack of resources. We step in to ensure these children get the financial support and guidance needed to stay in school.

To reinforce this, our Free Tuition Centres provide safe, after-school spaces where first-generation learners receive academic tutoring, homework help, and positive mentorship from qualified teachers.

An educated child builds a better tomorrow, but an empowered woman changes her family's reality today. Our Women Empowerment initiatives equip marginalized women with practical vocational training, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship skills. By helping women gain financial independence, we ensure they can provide healthier, safer futures for their households.

Despite producing one of the world's most beloved beverages, tea garden workers face systemic deprivation:

• ₹176–250/day — average daily wage, well below living wage
• 40%+ children drop out by Class 8, many enter child labour
• 70% women are anaemic; chronic malnutrition affects half of all children
• No land rights, no alternate livelihoods, trapped in debt cycles
• Limited access to government schemes, healthcare, and quality education

The tea garden community has been invisible for too long. We are here to change that — one family, one garden, one opportunity at a time.

See Our Impact

Olive Hope Foundation was founded in 2024 by a group of development professionals, local community leaders, and academics who recognised that tea garden communities — despite working tirelessly for India's tea industry — had been systematically excluded from the country's development story.

We started with a simple premise: listen to the community first, design solutions with them, and build trust through delivery. Our first year was spent entirely in one tea garden community in Assam — conducting door-to-door surveys, building relationships, and understanding the real needs of families.

Today, we work with 500+ families across two gardens, running integrated programs in education, livelihoods, health, and rights. Our team of 8 full-time staff and 20+ volunteers is led by community members themselves.

Our Board of Directors comprises 7 members from diverse backgrounds — social work, law, finance, public health, and tea garden community representation.

The board meets quarterly to review progress, approve budgets, and set strategic direction. All board members serve pro-bono, and no board member is related to any staff member.

• Registered under: Societies Registration Act, 1860
• Registration No: RS/JOR/238/RFS
• 12A & 80G: Certified by Income Tax Department
• FCRA: Applied (awaiting registration)
• Annual Audit: Conducted by Sharma & Associates, Chartered Accountants

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